Leon, Chrysanthi S.

Sex fiends, perverts, and pedophiles understanding sex crime policy in America / [electronic resource] : Chrysanthi S. Leon. - New York : New York University Press, 2011. - x, 253 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Punishment stories -- The sexual psychopath era (1930-1955) -- The era of rehabilatative debate : 1950-1980 -- Sex offender rehabilitation in California from 1950-1980 : how it worked -- The old and the new : sex offender policy in the containment era, 1980-present -- Experts and governance : shifting politics and disappearing strategies -- Chilling effects -- National sex offender punishment trends since 1920.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Sex crimes--United States.
Sex offenders--United States.
Child molesters--United States.


Electronic books.

HV6592 / .L46 2011

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